Abdominal MRI cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast: from $350.00 to $3,247.50, with a median of $1,684.73. The lowest listed price is at Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center LLC — $1,334.73 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,604.13 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 74181, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center LLC lowest Fairlawn, OH MRI scan of abdomen without contrast | $350.00 | $2,174.00 | $226.16–$5,153.43 | 84% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH MRI ABDOMEN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,084.20 | $1,668.00 | $471.71–$1,668.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH MRI, ABDOMEN (MRI) | $1,463.80 | $2,252.00 | $572.23–$2,252.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Ravenna, OH HC MRI, ABDOMEN (MRI) - MRI ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST | $2,285.25 | $3,047.00 | $243.77–$2,742.30 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH HB MR-ABDOMEN WO CM | $3,247.50 | $4,330.00 | $1,472.20–$4,282.37 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $350.00, median $1,684.73, highest $3,247.50 — a 9.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,684.73. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An abdominal MRI without contrast images the liver, pancreas, kidneys and bile ducts. It is used, for example, to look at bile ducts (MRCP) or liver fat, without radiation.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74181 ($1,734.85). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHCHG MRI, ABDOMEN (MRI) | $0.60 | file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHCHG MRI ABDOMEN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $121.20 | file |